The sounds of a good flute blower are hard to beat in a goose blind.Def tried and true! I have a couple,seating on the shelf.... but for me..... I find it hard to switch off,while goose hunting. I love the sounds of both..... Guess I perfer the short reed to the flute but do think if I layed the short reed down/left it at home and only used the flute, would/could be deadly Anyone else have a hard time making the switch or is it just me????